• Offices, maintenance use OK for Bennett Road site

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — A proposal to revamp an existing equipment maintenance structure on Bennett Road has been approved by the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment. The application filed by Bennett Road Associates was initially scheduled for Nov. 17 and carried to Dec. 8. At the Dec. 8 meeting, the application…

  • Legislators will seek re-election

    Republican state assemblymen Ronald Dancer and Robert Clifton announced that they intend to run for re-election to the state Legislature this year. Dancer, 59, and Clifton, 46, represent legislative District 12, which encompasses parts of Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington and Middlesex counties. “I am proud of our work in the Assembly, but there is more to…

  • ‘Never again’ could be happening again

    IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman Every day, Americans watch TV news shows and read newspaper accounts about the terrorist army known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as its soldiers behead hostages and, in a demonic new twist, burn them alive. I see this inhumanity continuing with no end in sight and…

  • DATEBOOK

     Bartley Healthcare, in co-sponsorship with CentraState Medical Center, will provide free thyroid screening at 6 p.m. Feb. 19 in the multipurpose room of Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson. A light dinner will be served. Registration is required. Details: 732-308-0570.  The Ocean County Library puppet show players will present storytime…

  • Teens will not be charged for anti-Semitic messages

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A group of Jackson teenagers will not be charged with any crimes after anti-Semitic photographs and comments with which they were linked made rounds on the Internet, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office said. The posts included photographs of a teenage girl dressed in faux Nazi regalia and threats…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Anthony Piccione of Jackson was named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Stephanie Potter of New Egypt was named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa. Erin McDermitt of Jackson was named to the dean’s honor roll for the 2014…

  • U.S. students visit Cuba as nations begin thaw

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer A group of students from the University of Rhode Island traveled to Cuba from Jan. 7-16, shortly after President Barack Obama announced that U.S. relations with the island nation would be normalized. Going to college is all about getting out into the world and exploring one’s horizons. For Jason…

  • Plumsted wants safest route for planned gas pipeline

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Plumsted officials want to be included in the planning process for a high-pressure natural gas pipeline that could be constructed through a portion of Plumsted. On Feb. 4, members of the Township Committee unanimously approved a resolution urging representatives of New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) to meet with officials from…

  • How does your garden grow?

    Director Bruce Crawford and the staff of Rutgers Gardens, New Brunswick, have compiled a list of gardening tips for the early spring:  Reread your journal from the past year, and note some of the major problems that can be resolved this year.  Take stock of your tools. Sharpen, clean, oil, and repair saws…

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